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upriver day

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© ​april 2012
wool
12” x 9"
This small study tapestry was woven while I was the Arizona Centennial artist-in-residence at the Lees Ferry unit of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. During my first week in residence I was out exploring the area; while taking in the view from Navajo Bridge I looked upriver into the gorge of Marble Canyon & realized that view was what I wanted to interpret as a tapestry for my public demonstrations. I had my camera, but part of my hope for this residency was to continue my quest to loosen the rigid realism in my work. The only other thing I had with me was my planner & a mechanical pencil, so I did a rough sketch & made simple notes about the colors I was observing. I then later interpreted the sketch into a simple watercolor & then into this small tapestry.

The original Navajo Bridge, from where I was sketching, was built in 1929 to replace Lees Ferry which had been the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles. A more modern bridge was built just downriver to replace it in 1995. The old bridge is now only open to pedestrian traffic. Following the completion of this small piece, I designed & wove another small study, vermilion night. These two studies became the inspiration for the larger diptych I wove after returning home, upriver day, vermilion night, which is now part of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area's permanent collection.
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  • about
  • woven work
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    • zion national park 2014
    • glen canyon national recreation area 2012
    • grand canyon national park north rim 2010
  • exhibits
  • cv
  • journal
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